Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-19
sTRAsBURG ITEMS.

The town is dull, and the bicycle dudes
no longer cut capers at night and fall on
our main street. The fair ones have
flown.
Some new buildings are going up here
in spite of the extreme hard times. Mr.. +.
Zea is erecting a substantial brick struc-
ture adjoining his large store-room. 1t
is, we hear, to be used for a general
grocery and hardware institution.
Mr.. Luther Hum is driving ahead to-
ward the completion Of his new house on
west back street, and when finished, will
he quite an addition to that thriving
norton of our town We feel sure that
we voice the sentiment of a very large
number Of our people-whO wish him I'M
bounded success after his very adverse
fortunes in the past. As for ourselves we
propose to throw a stone in his garden at
all events, when the house warming comes
off.
The season of the iuicy and esQulent
melon, is now at high-tide, wagon loads
of this dainty fruit or vegetable are al
most daily vended on our streets by the
farmers in the vicinity Of town, and also
by others living more remote, who haul
them here to this market from quite q
distance, knowing full well the reputation
which this place has always sustained as
a market for eatables Of all kinds especial.
ly melons.
We regret to say that the extreme sick
ness which has prevailed so long IN the
family of that popular Christian gentle
man, Rev Mr.. Gaver. the efficient pastor
of the NJ. L. Church in this place, still
continues. One of his sons, who has been
so very i'll for weeks past, is, we are glad
to state, in an improved condition. The
other one, we are sorry to say, is still in
critical condition, in spite OF the excellent
medical treatment he has received supple
mented by the best of nursing by kind
home friends and neghbors, untold suffer
ing has been the bitter lot Of these young
gentlemen during months past Of the most
unprecedented heat known to the memory
of the oldest inhabitant. and the heart
felt sympathy of our entire community
goes ont to this stricken and suffering
family.
In this town and vicinity, the long and
! .,.I.,h hoo prauQflad an
long. and attended with such extreme and
prostrating heat, was broke on Monday
last at noon by regular down pourer,
followed since by splendid showers, thus
Indicating a new era of things in the
weather line so essentially desirable to
both animal and vegetable life, thus CIV
ing promise of seed for the sower, and
bread (corn) for the eater. We hope this
great blessing may not be local in its
effects, but general and wide spread in its
reach.
The session Of the Normal Institute
closed here on last Friday, after a con-
tinuance of upwards OF four week. An
entertainment was given in the Normal
Hall on the night following the close OF
the school. II is said to have been of an
enjoyable nature and largely attended.
Strasburg is never behind tho tim es when
it comes to patronizing free show, and
holds herself ready ever TO spurn with
scorn any invasion of her accomp lishment
az an adept in packing a house to over
flowing when the price is "Nix."
Whether the session Of the Normal
Institute, which closed here last week,
had anything TO do with the constant and
paralizing drouth and heat which pre-
vailed 30 constantly during its session, or
not, a friend says that a dearth has been
the result at his house, and that the noxt
time he sets up beefsteak, light rolls, &c,
together with frst-class menu in all its
appointments to Normal School people, or
. any other folks, for $3.50 per week, II
will be after the Mineral Rail Road IL In
operation.
The brigade Of huckleberry hunters still
continue to make daily trips TO the Sand
Spring, in tho Little Fort. The supply
seems to be almost inexhaustable. These
cav and festive parties Of men and boys
with their toots on their shoulders make
"night hideous," or rather morning, from
. one 10 three o'clock, as they go through
/, the town drumming up their crowd, ant
uttering unearthly yells and scream
waking mp everybody and setting all thu
babies in town to crying, and the dogs h
If yelping, which din, all combined, woul'
t be enough to waken "Old Rip Val
Wrinkle" we're he here enjoying his cos,
nap of twenty years.
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